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The Star-Ledger reports on the debate about what to do with an abandoned rail line in Jersey City, noting that the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy proposed 5 vision plans in 2017.NJ.com, December 19, 2019

Unlike past projections, this set of potential scenarios affecting greenhouse gas emissions adds a “moderate” prediction. But even a more moderate analysis projects sea levels rising between 2 feet and 5.1 feet by the end of this century. And if the goals of the Paris...

“Due to a variety of factors, sea level is rising faster in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic region than globally,” they wrote. Jeanne Herb, executive director of an environmental analysis group at Rutgers’ Bloustein School, said the report was written as a planning...

The use of robots in the U.S. workplace more than doubled from 2009 to 2017, the bulk of them in manufacturing. But the extent of manufacturing job losses in the Midwest was masked by the economic boom of the past 10 years. “A growing economy independent of...

"New Jersey is No. 1 in terms of per capita spending for grades pre-K through 12," says Dr. Darren Spielman, executive director of the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers-Camden. "The outcomes are quite good: Our graduation rates and...

The authors of the report said, while the usage of robotics to automate work is upsurging, its impact can be either favorable or unfavorable for humans. Its likeliness depends on the types of work they do and how such automated machines can possibly enhance their...

And as per the U.S. Census Bureau, the difference between the richest and poorest U.S. families in the last 50 years, is now the highest it has been. The most concerning thing about this new information, says William M. Rodgers III, a professor of public policy and...

Michael L. Lahr, a regional economist and research professor at the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers -- The State University of New Jersey, cited several reasons why a historic designation can increase a property’s value. Reasons include a 20 percent...

While the use of robotics to automate work is on the rise, the impact can be either favorable or unfavorable to humans, depending on the type of work they do and how machines may be able to enhance their jobs, the report’s authors say. “Our evidence does not mean an...